{"title":"Light-Dynamic Chirality Inversion of Circularly Polarized Organic Ultralong Room-Temperature Phosphorescence Enabled by Soft Helical Superstructure (Advanced Optical Materials 17/2025)","authors":"Jiao Liu, Zhen-Peng Song, Juan Wei, Jun-Jie Wu, Chi-Bo Feng, Xin-Yu Zhou, Jing-Xue Hu, Ruo-Chen Lan, Yun Ma, Bing-Xiang Li, Huai Yang, Yan-Qing Lu, Qiang Zhao","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570108","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Soft Helical Superstructure</b></p><p>In article 2403468, Yun Ma, Bing-Xiang Li, Yan-Qing Lu, Qiang Zhao, and co-workers present a bilayered chiral-switchable circularly polarized organic ultralong room-temperature phosphorescence system, composed of a light-driven hydrazone photoswitch (M1)-doped soft helical superstructure layer and a room temperature phosphorescence polymer layer, enabling dynamically reversible chirality inversion under alternating light irradiation. In the image, a giant dragon is coiled around a pillar, surrounded by auspicious clouds, and the dragon's spiraling form represents the chirality of the soft helical structure in the work. The green glow-in-the-dark pearl, held in the mouth of the giant dragon, emits green light in the dark, symbolizing the afterglow properties of the room-temperature phosphorescent polymer.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570108","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144300142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deep-Learning Enhanced SrAl2O4: (Eu2+, Dy3+, Nd3+) Mechanoluminescence Film for Distributed Perception of Mechanical Deformation and Fracture (Advanced Optical Materials 17/2025)","authors":"Yantang Zhao, Xin Jing, Yongjie Ma, Peng He, Qiangqiang Zhang, Hui Li","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Mechanoluminescence</b></p><p>The cover image illustrates a strontium aluminate-based material engineered through an element co-doping strategy. The derived thin film exhibits exceptional sensitivity to surface deformations and microcrack propagation. By integrating deep learning algorithms with real-time strain data, this system enables dynamic, high-resolution reconstruction of stress fields under complex mechanical loads. For details, see article number 2403516 by Qiangqiang Zhang and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570110","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144300308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dawid Marcinkowski, Dominika Prętka, Przemysław Woźny, Jedrzej Kobylarczyk, Agnieszka Siwiak, Dawid Pakulski, Violetta Patroniak, Kinga Roszak, Andrzej Katrusiak, Radovan Herchel, Robert Podgajny, Szymon Sobczak, Natalia Majewska, Sebastian Mahlik, Marcin Runowski, Adam Gorczyński
{"title":"Nd(III)-Based Temperature-Independent Manometer and Pressure-Independent Thermometer with Slow Relaxation of Magnetization","authors":"Dawid Marcinkowski, Dominika Prętka, Przemysław Woźny, Jedrzej Kobylarczyk, Agnieszka Siwiak, Dawid Pakulski, Violetta Patroniak, Kinga Roszak, Andrzej Katrusiak, Radovan Herchel, Robert Podgajny, Szymon Sobczak, Natalia Majewska, Sebastian Mahlik, Marcin Runowski, Adam Gorczyński","doi":"10.1002/adom.202500495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202500495","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000Implementing multifunctional characteristics in a metallo-supramolecular system with reversible stimuli-induced response is a significant challenge. In this study, a simple, readily available macrocyclic Nd(III) complex [Nd<b>L</b>(CF<sub>3</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>] (<b>1</b>) exhibits tunable emission from the lanthanide center, which can be modulated by temperature and pressure. Within phase α at 1.5 GPa the onset of negative linear compressibility (NLC) along axis a takes place. At 3.0 GPa, single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals the CF<sub>3</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>\u0000 <sup>−</sup> ion ordering, inducing a non-centrosymmetric phase β with modified material properties. Phase α shows strong pressure-induced absorption and emission changes, suitable for precise, temperature-independent luminescent manometry, with an emission line shift of Δ<i>λ</i>/Δ<i>p</i> = 2.85 nm GPa<sup>−1</sup> in the NIR range. The designed optical sensor also enables remote temperature monitoring (15–460 K) through a pressure-independent band intensity ratio of Nd(III) Stark components. Finally, field-induced slow relaxation of magnetization is observed and analyzed using both standard fitting procedures and alternative approach that accounts for the influence of local vibration modes. This unique coexistence of these behaviors mark a significant step toward creating multifunctional supramolecular platforms, easily extendable to other systems with tunable properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202500495","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144551310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyosim Yang, Wesley Mills, Sathwik Bharadwaj, Saaketh Desai, Tomás Santiago-Cruz, Samuel Prescott, Oleg Mitrofanov, Igal Brener, Jon Schuller, Zubin Jacob, Prasad P Iyer
{"title":"Orchestrating Spontaneous Emission With Metasurfaces: Recent Advances in Engineering Thermal, Luminescent, and Quantum Emissions","authors":"Hyosim Yang, Wesley Mills, Sathwik Bharadwaj, Saaketh Desai, Tomás Santiago-Cruz, Samuel Prescott, Oleg Mitrofanov, Igal Brener, Jon Schuller, Zubin Jacob, Prasad P Iyer","doi":"10.1002/adom.202402755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202402755","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Metasurfaces have emerged as powerful tools for controlling spontaneous emission, offering unprecedented control over light-matter interactions at sub-wavelength scales. While metasurfaces are traditionally utilized for shaping coherent electromagnetic waves, they have recently extended their capabilities to control incoherent or spontaneous emission. This examines review how metasurfaces can enhance and precisely control properties of thermal, luminescent, and quantum emission. In thermal emission, metasurfaces enable control over spatial, temporal, and spin coherence, offering new possibilities for applications such as energy harvesting, radiative cooling and heat assisted ranging and detection. For luminescent emission, metasurfaces significantly improve emission rates, quantum efficiency, and directionality, driving innovations in lighting and display technologies. For controlling quantized spontaneous emission, metasurfaces are instrumental in enhancing single-photon sources and enabling novel functionalities in quantum states through photon-pair generation, which is vital for quantum communication, meteorology, and computing. Despite these advancements several challenges to increase the operational bandwidths, accelerate and develop simulation strategies, and fabrication complexities persist. Emerging trends are also dicussed, such as dynamic metasurfaces and their integration with nanophotonic platforms, which could further expand the capabilities of light-emitting metasurfaces.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144551317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qihao Han, Steve J. Elston, Waqas Kamal, Linpei Xue, Stephen M. Morris
{"title":"A Switchable and Rotatable Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystal Diffraction Grating for Beam-Steering Technology","authors":"Qihao Han, Steve J. Elston, Waqas Kamal, Linpei Xue, Stephen M. Morris","doi":"10.1002/adom.202500794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202500794","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper presents a switchable and rotatable chiral nematic liquid crystal (LC) diffraction grating that can be operated using low applied voltages at room temperature. A chiral nematic LC mixture is prepared such that the thickness (<i>d</i>) to pitch (<i>p</i>) ratio is set to 1.85, enabling the formation of a uniform lying helix configuration when combined with homeotropic alignment layers and the appropriate electric field conditions, resulting in the formation of a diffraction grating. The addition of a small concentration by weight of the LC dimer, CB7CB, is found to lead to an asymmetry in the flexoelectro-optic tilt angle, generating torque on the helix axis, which in turn enables a uniform 360° in-plane rotation of the diffraction grating and the corresponding far-field diffraction pattern. Results are presented to demonstrate that this rotation of the diffraction grating and subsequent rotation in the diffraction pattern requires the application of tailored voltage waveforms with adjustable temporal parameters. Furthermore, analysis of the normalized intensity of the zero-order reveals systematic correlations with the temporal parameters of the waveform, while exhibiting dependence on the incident light polarization. These findings offer promising insights into the potential development of advanced beam-steering devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202500794","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144705582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enabling Wholly Aromatic Triphenylamine-Based Polyimides to Realize Bathochromic Emission","authors":"Meng-Chang Hou, Yu-Jen Shao, Chin-Hsuan Lin, Peng-Yi Lin, William Sun, Ying-Yi Tsai, Pi-Tai Chou, Tianle Gao, Toshifumi Satoh, Guey-Sheng Liou","doi":"10.1002/adom.202500570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202500570","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The development of wholly aromatic polyimides (Ar-PIs) in the field of fluorescence material has long been hindered by the charge-transfer complex (CTC) effect, typically causing weak or non-detectable fluorescence intensity. Few studies have aimed to reduce the CTC effect through molecular design, enabling Ar-PIs to exhibit blue to yellow emission in solid films with high quantum efficiency (<i>Φ</i>\u0000 <sub>PL</sub>). However, current complex molecular designs pose inherent limitations for further reducing the emission energy gap toward the orange-red regions. To address this issue, in this work, a series of triphenylamine (TPA)-based fluorescence diimides with various electron-donating/extended π-conjugation pendant groups are strategically designed and synthesized to probe their emissive behaviors and the corresponding Ar-PIs properties. Notably, along a series of new Ar-PIs, <b>PI-TPE</b>, <b>PI-TPPA-TPE</b>, and <b>PI-TPPA</b> exhibit a systematic bathochromic shift emission at 540, 598, and 608 nm, respectively, in the film state, where <b>PI-TPPA</b> and <b>PI-TPPA-TPE</b> fill up and realize the full-spectrum emission by utilizing the TPA architecture.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photoluminescence Type Color Filters for Efficient Displays with Vibrant Colors","authors":"Maksym F. Prodanov, Jianxin Song, Yiyang Gao, Chengbin Kang, Debjyoti Bhadra, Zebing Liao, Kumar Mallem, Valerii V. Vashchenko, Abhishek Kumar Srivastava","doi":"10.1002/adom.202500761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202500761","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The photoluminescence-type color filters (PLCFs) in displays have been in big demand recently, particularly due to their highly saturated colors and higher display optical efficiency. Unlike absorptive-type color filters used in modern displays, photoluminescence-type color filters reduce overall display light losses, and therefore, many luminescent materials, ranging from inorganic phosphors, semiconductor nanocrystals, and organic dyes, have been studied for color filter application. While nanomaterials like quantum dots, quantum rods, and perovskite nanocrystals demonstrate narrow-band emissions that outperform organic dyes, the fabrication of nanomaterial-based photoluminescence color filters faces significant challenges. This review outlines the essential prerequisites for photoluminescence-type color filters, explores the relevant emitting materials, and delves into the recent advancements in the field. The possibilities and constraints of the existing technologies are assessed, a metric for determining potential color-converting material candidates, and the performance of PLCFs is put forth, and possible solutions for implementing this technology into modern displays are proposed.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144705580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lei Wang, Yingjie Ye, Deyao Kong, Tongzheng Bai, Xinqi Yao, Shuaishuai Yuan, Peng Zou, Wenchao Zhai, Maopeng Xia
{"title":"Advances and Perspectives in Single Photon Detectors: Principles, Materials, Cooling Systems, and Applications","authors":"Lei Wang, Yingjie Ye, Deyao Kong, Tongzheng Bai, Xinqi Yao, Shuaishuai Yuan, Peng Zou, Wenchao Zhai, Maopeng Xia","doi":"10.1002/adom.202500138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202500138","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Efficient detection of ultra-weak optical signals, particularly at the single-photon level, is critical for the advancement of technologies such as LiDAR and quantum communication. Conventional linear optical detectors exhibit insufficient sensitivity to meet the rigorous demands of these applications. Single-photon detectors, with their unparalleled sensitivity and ultrafast response, offer substantial promise. However, their performance is limited by factors including material properties, device architecture, and environmental noise. Current research efforts are focused on optimizing materials, refining device designs, and enhancing cooling technologies, yet a systematic theoretical framework remains lacking. This review addresses these challenges by exploring the fundamental principles, material innovations, and cooling strategies essential to overcoming existing limitations. It emphasizes the inherent trade-off in achieving high detection efficiency, low dark count rates, and minimal afterpulse probability. An integrated optimization approach is proposed, aligning front-end device design with back-end application needs, balancing detection efficiency, dark count rates, and temporal resolution. This strategy aims to facilitate the practical deployment of high-performance single-photon detectors.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144551187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Progress in Organic TADF Emitters Containing Heavy Atoms","authors":"Seja A. Elgadi, Sydney Mikulin, Zachary M. Hudson","doi":"10.1002/adom.202500683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202500683","url":null,"abstract":"<p>All organic compounds exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) are useful materials for applications in organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), bioimaging, and photocatalysis. In addition to their low cost, organic TADF materials can have high brightness, excellent colour purity, and good stability. Despite this, many emitters still suffer from slow TADF which can reduce the operational lifetime of TADF-based OLEDs due to biexcitonic processes that lead to decomposition of the emitters. In recent years, the incorporation of heavy elements into organic TADF emitters has emerged as a useful strategy for accelerating both forward and reverse intersystem crossing through the heavy atom effect. This approach can increase device efficiencies and lifetimes, but relies on a detailed, and often subtle, understanding of molecular design. This review summarizes recent advances in the use of the heavy atom effect in organic TADF systems, providing a detailed overview of the photophysics and, where applicable, OLED performance of the studied materials. Design principles, challenges, and opportunities for heavy atom incorporation in TADF systems are also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202500683","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144705475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simona G. Fine, Charmaine Guo, Cécile A. C. Chazot
{"title":"Dynamic Structural Colors in Cholesteric Cellulose Composites: Achieving Spatial and Temporal Control","authors":"Simona G. Fine, Charmaine Guo, Cécile A. C. Chazot","doi":"10.1002/adom.202500521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202500521","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Structurally-colored cholesteric cellulose ether materials offer a sustainable alternative to traditionally-dyed plastics. These materials are produced by dissolving high concentrations of cellulosic polymers in a monomeric solvent, forming a liquid crystalline mesophase, and polymerizing to kinetically trap the ordered arrangement in a composite. Despite significant advancements in fabricating colorimetric films and devices using this method, the lack of critical design rules for predicting color evolution upon polymerization hinders large-scale deployment and rational design. In this work, ethyl cellulose-poly(acrylic acid) films are used as a model system to explore how the balance between polymer chain mobility and solvent photopolymerization kinetics affect the preservation of cholesteric texture and optical properties. These findings reveal that the observed blue-shift in reflectivity is linked to the realignment or disruption of chiral nematic order during poly(acrylic acid) chain growth. Time-resolved studies during UV curing, including in situ reflection spectroscopy and rheometry, demonstrate that rapid polymerization and reduced polysaccharide mobility are key to maintaining the color and angle-dependent optical appearance in the final films. Applying these fundamental design principles, we create composites with spatially-controlled photopatterned colors, tailored angle-resolved reflectivity that resists photobleaching, and reversible colorimetric functions that are unattainable with pigmented plastics.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202500521","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144551309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}